Fleet calendar // Tax
When does fuel duty go up?
It is on 1 July 2027, 244 days from today (expected).
244 days to go
What changes
After the cut is extended to 30 June 2027, fuel duty on petrol and diesel moves to 60.59p a litre and red diesel to 11.65p a litre.
Who it affects
Every fleet, and HGV operators most of all.
What to do before it
Budget the higher duty from July 2027; with VAT, the pump price rises by more than the duty.
Source
HM Treasury: Budget 2026, rates and allowances, 28 October 2026. Expected: officially stated, but not yet in force or subject to a decision still to come.
THRIVE data: fuel prices
In THRIVE's reporting
- Fuel duty to rise on 1st July 2027: Expert urges Brits to plan ahead
- Logistics UK responds to Budget announcement that freeze on fuel duty is to be maintained
- AA urges government to scrap 5p fuel duty rise as a third of UK forecourts charge £2+ a litre for diesel
- UK diesel average hits 200.01ppl record, prompting call to review 2027 fuel duty rises
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